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Your Thoughts: When Do Charitable Partnerships Cross An Ethical Line?

Critics slammed a global health group for partnering with Heineken to "fight infectious diseases in Africa." Others voiced support. Our audience weighs in on the debate.
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Last week, we posed this question to our audience: When do charitable partnerships cross the line?

The question came in light of between the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and Heineken. The beer giant is offering its communications and logistics expertise to help with the delivery of health-care supplies in

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